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The Triumph of Consciousness III (Charles Reich was right.) | After America (Mark Steyn explains that things are as bad as they seem.) | Red Capitalism (Carl E. Walter and Fraser J. T. Howie describe the fragile financial system of China.) |
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The Overton Window (Glenn Beck reveals the danger to Archduke Ferdinand.) |
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The Death of Conservatism (Sam Tanenhaus throws rocks in a glass house.) |
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Heroic Conservatism (Michael J. Gerson explains why the Republican Party deserves to lose if it does not mend its ways.) | The Enemy at Home (Dinesh D'Souza advocates defeating the Jihad by embracing Tradition.) |
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The Enemy at Home (Dinesh D'Souza advocates defeating the Jihad by embracing Tradition.) | America Alone (Mark Steyn explains the end of the world as we know it.) |
The Scorpion's Gate [Richard A. Clarke's novel suggests ways to frustrate American policy in the Middle East.] | Third Law Conservatism (An essay where Edmund Burke meets the Singularity.) | Tokugawa America (An essay describing a consistent isolationist policy for the United States.) |
Democracy and Populism [John Lukacs employs the dark art of political lexicography to explain the devolution of democracy in the age of celebrity.] | The West's Last Chance [Tony Blankley counsels the shortest way with dissenters.] |
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Imperial Hubris (Anonymous, also known as Michael F. Scheuer, explains why the West is losing the War on Terror.) | Power, Terror, Peace, and War (Walter Russell Mead tries to explain "America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk" and largely succeeds.) | Peace Kills: America's Fun New Imperialism (The publication of this anthology by P. J. O'Rourke was, perhaps, mistimed.) |
2004 Political Ad (Somebody had to do it.) | An End to Evil (David Frum and Richard Perle's manual for victory in the War on Terror.) | Winning Modern Wars (Wesley K. Clark's second book for the presidential campaign of 2004.) |
The Unconquerable World (Jonathan Schell tries to take satyagraha global. A version of this review appeared in American Outlook (Winter, 2004).) | The Flame Is Green (R. A. Lafferty explains the revolutionary tradition.) | The Future of Freedom (Fareed Zakaria describes the worldwide menace to liberty posed by excessive democracy.) |
The Coming Collapse of China (Gordon G. Chang provides a cultural and economic account of the end of the People's Republic.) | The Death of the West (Patrick J. Buchanan explains "How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization," as well as other curiosities.) |
Questions & Answers on 911 (A very brief appreciation of the significance of the destruction of the World Trade Center.) | Perverse Predictions (The Bush II Administration in prospect.) |
The Beginning of Wisdom (This is the best form that the debate about abortion in the US could take.) | Why I Support John McCain (This is now of only historical interest, since the Senator lost the Republican primaries in 2000. Well, you cannot have everything.) |
A Republic, Not an Empire (Patrick J. Buchanan explains why the US should not have entered either 20th-century world war.)
Why Bill Clinton Should Resign (Self-explanatory, I think.) | Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey (David Horowitz's remarkable memoir of how the New Left turned sour.) | An Open Letter to E. Michael Jones (Why I no longer write for Culture Wars magazine.) |
The Menace of Multiculturalism: Trojan Horse in America (A former Mounty turned college professor warns, among other things, about the dangers of bilingual education.) | Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder (A reminder, if any were needed, that sometimes cultural analysis is bunk.) |
The New Absolutes (Has it occurred to you that "tolerance" these days is often Newspeak for "coercion"? Here an advisor to Culture Wars magazine explains why.) | Our Global Neighborhood (This is the report of the Commission on Global Governance, setting out a program of reforms for the United Nations. It is also, if you ask me, a shifty move to help Nongovernmental Organizations take over the world.) |
The Twilight of Democracy (The memoirs of a retired CIA analyst.) | Neocons, Theocons and the Cycles of American History (An appreciation of First Things magazine's November 1996 symposium, "The End of Democracy?" This piece was included in a book-version of the symposium and the reaction to it; more information is provided at the end of the article.) |
The Politics of Meaning (Michael Lerner's abortive attempt to create a spiritual leftist politics.) | The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem (Really, it was not all her fault.) | How to Prevent a Civil War (This articles explains exactly what to do the next time the United States Supreme Court gets uppity.) |
Permanent Interests (Why American foreign policy must be hegemonic. Sorry, but it's true.) | How Abortion Builds Better Families (This is a response to Jerry Z. Muller's influential article in The New Republic [8/21/95] setting out a conservative case for abortion. This piece, too, has received some notice.) | Downsizing is Easy; Government Is Hard (How the Federal Aviation Administration managed not to update the oldest computer system in Christendom.) |
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